Daniel Ahmad

Director of Research & Insights at Niko Partners.
I analyze the video games market in Asia & MENA.
I tweet insights about gaming + more.

[Daniel Ahmad @ZhugeEX]

Some personal news:

I’m now the Director of Research & Insights at Niko Partners.

I’ve been at Niko Partners for almost 7 years and will be taking on this new role to lead and further develop our entire syndicated research and insights subscription line of business.

[Daniel Ahmad @ZhugeEX]

Includes data from Niko Partners:

[Cecilia D'Anastasio @cecianasta]

New: How the US lost its grip on the $121 billion mobile games industry to China. Big data deep dive with @VigneshJourno https://t.co/iLGscqJccY

[Daniel Ahmad @ZhugeEX]

4 people now.

It says 6 years in the OP. It's right there....

[Daniel Ahmad @ZhugeEX]

Just to put this into perspective, here's how much other consoles had sold after 6 years* on the market:

PS4: >103m
PS3: >70m
PS2: >103m
PS1: >77m
Switch: >122m
Wii: >97m
3DS: >65m
DS: >136m
Series: >38m
XOne: >49m
360: >60m

Not too bad for a console that has gone up in cost.

*Based on company data and estimates aligned to 72 months on the market.

[Geoff Keighley @geoffkeighley]

PlayStation 5 has sold over 100 million units to date.

[Daniel Ahmad @ZhugeEX]

Literacy crisis is so bad i've had two people tell me I'm wrong because I didn't write the lifetime sales number.

[Daniel Ahmad @ZhugeEX]

@chedderslices There's two main takeaways.
1) The overall console market is certainly smaller in terms of absolute users.
2) Console players are monetizing at levels significantly higher than any prior gen.

[Daniel Ahmad @ZhugeEX]

@rich8606 No, it's an estimated figure.

[Daniel Ahmad @ZhugeEX]

Just to put this into perspective.

20% of Switch 2 owners purchased the game.
It's already the #2 best selling Switch 2 game.
The original OOT sold 7.6 million copies in its entire lifetime on N64.

[Wario64 @Wario64]

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2 Sells Over 5.2 Million Units Worldwide in First Four Days https://t.co/ckIaykkjIF

[Geoff Keighley @geoffkeighley]

PlayStation 5 has sold over 100 million units to date.

[Shinobi602 @shinobi602]

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has sold over 5.2 million copies worldwide in its first 4 days

➡️ https://t.co/U8tDjHYGUi

#TheLegendofZelda #Nintendo

[Jason Schreier @jasonschreier]

BREAKING: PlayStation is canceling Fairgames, the online shooter from Haven Studios that was announced in 2023. No jobs will be cut as a result of the cancellation, PlayStation says. Haven will instead support other games in the org. https://t.co/vS8diAOhps

[ASHA @asha_shar]

Today marks the first step in our new 10-year strategic partnership with Take-Two. GTA VI, already the most pre-ordered game ever on Microsoft Store, will be playable on XBOX One through cloud gaming when it launches on November 19.

[Daniel Ahmad @ZhugeEX]

@Wario64 I’ll just get Claude to vibe code a 60fps version for me.

[Wario64 @Wario64]

Nintendo Switch 2 FW Ver. 23.5.0 released

-Added support for an upcoming feature to allow gifting of Nintendo eShop products to a Nintendo Account family group member (feature coming Nov 17)

https://t.co/kovWJEYRmj

[Wario64 @Wario64]

Reuters - 'Gaming software provider Unity Software has held recent talks to be acquired by a consortium of investors ‌including private equity firm Silver Lake Partners and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund PIF'

'Valuation of $25 billion was discussed in recent weeks'

https://t.co/ar9oNyl8Lo

[Wario64 @Wario64]

'A Faster, Simpler XBOX Experience Is Coming to PC, Web and Cloud' https://t.co/6GEo0ltsjG

[Wario64 @Wario64]

Nintendo - There has been no major change to the memory situation and Nintendo is in a position to secure sufficient quantities, President Shuntaro Furukawa said.

The company, which unveiled a price increase earlier in the year, is not considering additional changes, Furukawa said.

https://t.co/kZ1wCuj4UD

[Daniel Ahmad @ZhugeEX]

@shinobi602 Sales pretty much collapsed after the first couple of weeks.

[Andy Robinson @Andy_VGC]

Sony says development on the next PlayStation is “progressing as scheduled” and that it intends to make “solid progress” in its next business year, as PS5 sales hit 97.9m.

https://t.co/I2lxUh3kNn

[Shinobi602 @shinobi602]

God of War: Laufey has been delayed to May 20, 2027

Sony Santa Monica will use the time to put in the "finishing touches" and "push the game to its fullest potential"

#GodofWarLaufey #PS5

[Shinobi602 @shinobi602]

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Reviews

10 - VGC
10 - CGM
10 - Voxel
10 - Gfinity
10 - Guardian
10 - TheGamer
10 - TechRadar
10 - Eurogamer
10 - Press Start
10 - Shacknews
10 - Destructoid
10 - GamesRadar
9 - IGN
9 - XGN
9 - Metro
9 - Forbes
9 - Gamespot

MC: 96

OC: 95